What does בָּר mean in the Bible?
בָּר is a Hebrew word meaning "grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country".
Hebrew · H1250
בָּר
Grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
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בָּר H1250
What does בָּר mean in the Bible?
בָּר is a Hebrew word meaning "grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1250?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grain (5), of grain (3), with grain (2), in the open field (1), the grain (1).
Where does בָּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (5), Amos (3), Psalms (2), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It grain 5× Genesis 41:49, Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:25, Jeremiah 23:28
of grain 3× Psalms 72:16, Proverbs 11:26, Amos 5:11
with grain 2× Genesis 45:23, Psalms 65:13
in the open field 1× Job 39:4
the grain 1× Genesis 41:35
wheat 1× Amos 8:5
with the wheat 1× Amos 8:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:35 בָ֞ר to the grain Noun - masculine singular Genesis 41:49 בָּ֛ר to grain Noun - masculine singular Genesis 42:3 בָּ֖ר to grain Noun - masculine singular Genesis 42:25 בָּר֒ to grain Noun - masculine singular Genesis 45:23 בָּ֣ר to with grain Noun - masculine singular Job 39:4 בַבָּ֑ר to in the open field Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 65:13 בָ֑ר to with grain Noun - masculine singular Psalms 72:16 בַּ֨ר׀ to of grain Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 11:26 בָּ֭ר to of grain Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 23:28 הַבָּ֖ר to grain Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:35
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 7
Genesis 5 Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Jeremiah 1 Joel 1 Amos 3
Source forms
בָּ֑ר 2x bār Joel 2:24, Amos 8:5
בַבָּ֑ר 1x ḇab·bār Job 39:4
בַּר֙ 1x bar Amos 5:11
בַּ֖ר 1x bar Amos 8:6
בָ֞ר 1x ḇār Genesis 41:35
בָ֑ר 1x ḇār Psalms 65:13
בָּ֛ר 1x bār Genesis 41:49
בָּ֖ר 1x bār Genesis 42:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 12x Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:49, Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:25
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 23:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 39:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
Source Gloss
grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country BDB: grain Usage: corn, wheat.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בָּר is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain